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The rise and fall of the Celtic Tiger part four

Master LEA Social and Economic Questions in the English-speaking worldhttp://johncmullen.blogspot.com

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Ireland has been a country of emigration for a long time.

In 1840 the population was more than 8 million

In 1851 it was 6.5 million

In 1941 it was down to 4.3 million.

Today the population of the whole island of Ireland is only 6.2 million

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The Oireachtas [ɛrʲaxt5ɣ asˠ] is a bicameral parliament consisting of the President of Ireland, the upper house Seanad Éireann , and the lower house Dáil Éireann .

The Seanad is composed of sixty members, Eleven are nominated by the Taoiseach,Six are elected by two universities43 are elected by public representatives

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The Dáil has 166 members (Teachtaí Dála) elected under a system of proportional representation.

Parliamentary elections must be held at least every five years.

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There are currently 55 trade unions with membership of Congress, representing about 600,000 members in the Republic of Ireland.

Trade union members represent 29.6% of the Republic's workforce. (OECD 2013)

This is a significant decline since the 55.3% recorded in 1980 and the 38.5% reported in 2003. In the Republic, over 60% of union members are in the public sector.

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Jack O Connor , president of the ICTU, on a Coca Cola picket line in 20097

2009 campaign against levy on public service pensions

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Referendum on the legalization of divorce, 1995

Yes: 50.28%No: 49,72%

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Referendum on marriage equality 2015

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